Bingham, Illinois

About Bingham

Bingham is a tiny community in southern Illinois with an estimated population of 61.

Bingham holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.27 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 226 residents per square mile.

📰 Bingham News Today

• Bingham, IL Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 18
• Margaret Jane (Bingham) Woltkamp Obituary (2026) - Frankfort, IL - Kurtz Memorial Chapel - Frankfort Legacy | Obituary · Aug 16
• Dale Lee Halford Lincoln Courier · Feb 10
• Geraldine Pederson Obituary - Gurnee, IL Dignity Memorial · Jan 15
• Ryder Joseph “RJ” Stock, two-year-old son of Faith and Ross Stock thexradio.com · Nov 9

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What Makes Bingham Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.27 sq mi.
• With 61 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

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